The 27 Club isn’t true, but it is real − a sociologist explains why myths endure and how they shape reality

Pittsburgh Courier ^ | 11/9/24 | Zackary Okun Dunivin,

[DallasBiff]

There’s a certain allure to the notion that some of the world’s brightest stars burn out at the age of 27. The so-called 27 Club has captivated the public imagination for half a century. Its members include legendary musicians Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse. The idea is as seductive as it is tragic: a convergence of talent, fame and untimely death at a singular age.

But is there any truth to this phenomenon, or is it merely a story we tell ourselves and each other about fame and youth?

[Olog-hai]

So something can be real and false at the same time?

Sounds like doublethink to me. Also sounds like someone completely misunderstands what the phrase “27 club” means.

[equaviator]

Little Feat's Lowell George died young at the age of 34. If Cobain and Winehouse had lived to be 40 they wouldn't even have come close to making the kind of music he did.

[reasonisfaith]

What these people wanted more than drugs and alcohol was their music and also fame.

The entertainment industry is controlled by satanists. They’re satanists in that they worship satan and conduct ritual human sacrifice.

Many haven’t heard of it because they have to keep it hidden for obvious reasons.

[reasonisfaith]

It seems they often get murdered when they find out about the child sacrifice and refuse to participate.

[Albion Wilde]

all of them died at age 27 at the height of their fame drug abuse.

Fixed it.